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Live foraminifera. Photo: Dr. Kate Davis. [RALEIGH, N.C.] – What exactly are foraminifera? What makes them so special? Join oceanographer Kate Davis to hear how some of the smallest organisms in the open ocean can tell us so much about how the oceans responded to climate change in the past and what the future could… Read More >

RALEIGH, N.C. — This year, learn all about “Humans in Space: Past, Present and Future,” as the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences hosts Astronomy Days, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 28–29. Speaking of humans in space, NASA astronaut and North Carolina native Christina Koch is this year’s featured presenter…. Read More >

By Melissa Dowland, NCMNS Manager of Teacher Education Beneath the reflected branches of riparian trees in the tinted waterways of Wake and Johnston County, something slimy lurks. Hiding beneath rocks and fallen trees, in places you’d likely spare no second thought for, lives one of North Carolina’s most unusual animals. Neuse River waterdogs are aquatic… Read More >

[RALEIGH, N.C.] — MoveApps, a platform for analyzing animal tracking data, has been named a winner of the Conservation Technology Award by EarthRanger. The award honors initiatives that use technology to make a positive impact in biodiversity conservation. High-tech tracking tags are putting more data than ever before into the hands of scientists. But giant… Read More >

Dr. Lily Hughes with the sharptail mola recovered last week. Photo: Gabriela Hogue/NCMNS. An unusual find last week along the eastern North Carolina coast has captured the fascination of many, and, in particular, ichthyologists with N.C. State and a North Carolina museum. Lily Hughes with the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences studies the evolution… Read More >